Published date: 14 September 2022

Last edited date: 3 November 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 May 2022, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Air-rescue services - 60443000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,959,355,159

Procurement reference

tender_303485/1106025

Published date

14 September 2022

Closing date

17 May 2022

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

22 July 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2036

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) programme will procure a successor service to both the UK Search and Rescue - Helicopters (UKSARH) and Aerial Surveillance and Verification (ASV) contracts when they expire between 2024 and 2026.

These contracts provide Her Majesty's Coastguard with helicopter assets and operations to comply with international Search and Rescue (SAR) obligations, rescuing people in distress around the UK coast, and fixed-wing assets and operations to monitor polluting, illegal or anti-competitive activity. MCA has developed proposals for a successor service which:

1. moves away from the existing 'one-size-fits-all' approach, with market-led asset data;

2. recognises the collaborative nature of SAR and how it is utilised by other government agencies;

3. encourages maximum competition to drive value and innovation, for example use of unmanned (drone) assets during the lifetime of the contract; and

4. continues to provide a service that rescues thousands of people every year.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

2nd Generation Search & Rescue Aviation (UKSAR2G)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 9 March 2021

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

21 July 2022

Contract start date

22 July 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2036

Total value of contract

£1,959,355,159

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Bristow Helicopters Limited

Address

Redhill Aerodrome, Kings Mill Lane, Redhill, RH1 5JZ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Telephone

0

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk